Appearance of crater on road catches motorists off guard

TNN | Updated: Dec 31, 2017, 12:36 IST

MADURAI: Motorists and commuters were taken aback when they saw a large pit on the Palam station road, over hundred feet away from minister Sellur K Raju’s home on Saturday morning. Worried local residents pointed out that this was the second time a crater had appeared on the same road, and demanded that the corporation officials take immediate action to fix the issue. The deep pit suddendly appeared on the middle of the road at the busy junction, causing inconvenience to motorists. Police have barricaded the area in a bid to avoid accidents, but the people sought a permanent solution to the issue, asking authorities to repair the road as early as possible.

“There has to be something wrong for a hole like this to appear suddenly, and it should be investigated,’’ said shopkeeper Kumaran . He said that it could be dangerous for big vehicles, especially at the nights, as the hole may get deeper and wider when they pass through the road. A big sinkhole that opened up at the Melamadai junction a few months ago caused hygienic issues to the public especially when water from the underground drainage started flowed out of it. City residents said that they were surprised to see such a hole appear on the middle of the road. The residents, howevre, began warning motorists and pedestrians about the danger on the road “I was on my way to Goripalayam when I saw the hole on the road. Soon I pulled over my two-wheeler and started warning signals to the motorists on the road,” said Ravishankar who almost drove into the pit.